Sloan is wanted on suspicion of assaulting a Capitola police officer after she fired a shot out of the sunroof of the BMW she was driving during a chase on Nov. 11.

She told her family that she planned to surrender to authorities on Wednesday, but instead called her mother that day and told her she was "crazy." Sloan added that she "plans to show just how crazy she is" by committing suicide by cop.

Authorities were notified after Sloan's call. A "be on the lookout" for Sloan was broadcast on the countywide police radio about 2 p.m. and later Wednesday afternoon.

Sloan had not been arrested by Thursday night.

"She's considered armed and dangerous and an officer safety risk," deputy April Skalland said of Sloan. "She has a history of assaulting officers."

Child Protective Services took Sloan's three children into protective custody this week, said Capitola Police Chief Rudy Escalante. Her youngest is a 20-month-old girl.

Police said they were tipped this week that Sloan was in Santa Cruz and Aptos.

"We are working with every agency to try and find her," Escalante said Thursday. "Turning herself in peacefully would be the best thing for everybody involved, especially her children."

Sloan was the wife of Jeffrey Stephensen Smith, a 28-year-old mechanic. They lived at her mother's home in the Soquel Hills.

Smith was shot to death in their driveway on Aug. 16. Authorities have not discussed a motive. Sloan is not a suspect in that case, police said.

Authorities said Colin Sean Tisdale, a 50-year-old from Scotts Valley, is a suspect in Smith's homicide. He is in County Jail on a separate drug charge but has not been charged in Smith's death. Authorities named him as a suspect during a bail hearing in September.

Sloan's criminal record includes two convictions for battery on a peace officer.

On May 12, she was arrested in the Seacliff area on suspicion of felony meth possession, resisting arrest and battery of a police officer, according to records. In that case, Sloan kicked the door of a patrol car and hit a deputy in the face with a handcuff on her wrist, according to the Sheriff's Office.

Sloan pleaded guilty to misdemeanor charges related to the police officer battery, her public defender said.

Nov. 11, an officer stopped her in a 2001 BMW 330ci on 41st Avenue. A Capitola officer approached Sloan, who was alone in the car.

She started screaming at the officer then drove north on 41st Avenue, according to Sgt. Matt Eller. She fled to southbound Highway 1, hit 80 mph, then drove past Soquel High School at 401 Old San Jose Road, police said.

Just past the school, Sloan fired one round from the sunroof toward the officers, according to police. No one was injured.

Authorities obtained a warrant for her arrest on suspicion of assaulting a police officer. She was on the County's Most Wanted list as well.